Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists as regard to Private Members' Bills passed by the Parliament since 1952:
List-I (Private Members' Bills) - List-II (Year of Assent
(i) The Muslim Wakfs Bill - (a) 1956
(ii) The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill - (b) 1954
(iii) The Hindu Marriage (Amendment) Bill - (c) 1964
(iv) The Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Bill - (d) 1970

Question

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists as regard to Private Members' Bills passed by the Parliament since 1952: 
List-I (Private Members' Bills) - List-II (Year of Assent
(i) The Muslim Wakfs Bill - (a) 1956 
(ii) The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill - (b) 1954
(iii) The Hindu Marriage (Amendment) Bill - (c) 1964
(iv) The Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Bill - (d) 1970

Accepted Answer

The correct option is 4:

Detailed explanation of why it is correct — include conceptual, or contextual depth:
In the Indian parliamentary system, a Private Member’s Bill is a legislative proposal introduced by any Member of Parliament (MP) who is not a minister. Given that the government business (introduced by ministers) takes precedence, only a handful of Private Members' Bills have ever been passed since 1952, making the successful ones historically significant. The correct option links these successful bills to their respective years of assent (when they became law). Option 4 accurately matches the four bills listed: (i) The Muslim Wakfs Bill was passed and received assent in 1954; this landmark bill dealt with the administration and supervision of wakf properties. (ii) The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill was passed in 1956. (iii) The Hindu Marriage (Amendment) Bill, aimed at reforming personal laws, received assent in 1964. Finally, (iv) The Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Bill was passed in 1970. This bill expanded the Supreme Court's jurisdiction in specific criminal matters, demonstrating the legislative impact a private member can occasionally achieve. This combination, i-(b), ii-(a), iii-(c), iv-(d), correctly represents the historical records of these notable legislative achievements by private members.

The incorrect option is 1:
Option 1 suggests the matches i-(b), ii-(a), iii-(d), iv-(c). This is incorrect because, while it correctly matches The Muslim Wakfs Bill to 1954 (i-b) and The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill to 1956 (ii-a), it incorrectly matches The Hindu Marriage (Amendment) Bill to 1970 (iii-d) and The Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Bill to 1964 (iv-c). The correct years for the latter two bills are 1964 and 1970, respectively, thus swapping their years and making this option factually wrong.

The incorrect option is 2:
Option 2 proposes the matches i-(a), ii-(b), iii-(c), iv-(d). This combination fails immediately on the first two listings. It incorrectly places The Muslim Wakfs Bill in 1956 (i-a) instead of 1954, and subsequently places The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill in 1954 (ii-b) instead of 1956. Although it correctly matches the latter two bills, The Hindu Marriage (Amendment) Bill to 1964 (iii-c) and The Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Bill to 1970 (iv-d), the initial errors in the first two matches render the entire option incorrect based on the official assent dates of these Private Members' Bills.

The incorrect option is 3:
Option 3 suggests the following links: i-(a), ii-(d), iii-(b), iv-(c). This option is incorrect as all four linkages are mismatched according to the historical records of these bills. Specifically, it incorrectly matches The Muslim Wakfs Bill to 1956 (i-a, should be 1954) and erroneously matches The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill to 1970 (ii-d, should be 1956). Furthermore, it incorrectly links The Hindu Marriage (Amendment) Bill to 1954 (iii-b, should be 1964) and The Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Bill to 1964 (iv-c, should be 1970). Since none of the pairs align with the correct years of assent, this option is entirely invalid.